Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 33 · 40 questions

Remember (Manager or worker?): The operating system starts the computer, shows the desktop, manages files and memory and runs other programs. Apps do one job each: word processor = typing, paint program = drawing, web browser = websites. Spreadsheet = number tables and marks; presentation program = slides for a talk.

1. 1.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
2. 2.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) adding up marks
3. 3.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) as the computer starts (c) only at night (d) when we sneeze
4. 4.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
6. 6.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) shows the desktop
7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) types a letter
9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) opens a website (c) adds up marks (d) runs the other programs
11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a game (c) types a letter (d) manages all the files
12. 12.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) typing a letter (c) writing a story (d) drawing a kite
13. 13.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a game
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a game (c) talks to the devices (d) manages all the files
16. 16.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) writing a story
17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
18. 18.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
20. 20.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
22. 22.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
24. 24.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) talks to the devices (c) plays a game (d) plays a song
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) starts up the computer (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
27. 27.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) an operating system (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) starts up the computer (d) adds up marks
32. 32.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
35. 35.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
37. 37.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
39. 39.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

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